Malayan Water Shrew vs Smooth Pox Lichen

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Pyrenula laevigata

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Smooth Pox Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Smooth Pox Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pyrenulales (Pyrenulales)
Family	Soricidae	Pyrenulaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Pyrenula
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Pyrenula laevigata

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Smooth Pox Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Smooth Pox Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Pox Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.